So sorry to hear Trev, you just take care of each other.. I hope things improve mate.

I would not get on a plane without a tail wing.

Andy wrote: ↑Tue May 14, 2024 1:58 pm Looks like the winner was well out in font. The rest of those in the first 10 must have come together . Yes it is quite slow.

I am not sure on the wind direction for the race, but they fly from France across Germany from South west to east.

king wrote: ↑Tue May 14, 2024 12:20 pm

Devo1956 wrote: ↑Tue May 14, 2024 10:49 am They can take up to six weeks to grow.

They can grow on a YB in less than 3 weeks? I had a bird return from the 1st YB race one year missing her tail and she was sent again for the 4th race.

Well i guess you did very well, to get it ready for another race King.

I was just looking at the final race in 2023 for the young birds in German classic OLR, the winner was 7 hours 42 minutes on the wing. Over a distance of 410 km. which is 254.762 miles, i would say this was a hard race for the youngsters.

Well my thoughts are, it takes longer for birds to clear at liberation on the sea. Compared to birds liberated on land. This may be through the magnetic fields.

We went out to the cottage early yesterday, we had to meet a bloke to arrange to have several trees taken down. Having done that I got stuck in and got most of the weatherboards on the loft, the wire mesh up on the front and started putting the back wall vent in. It's going well. I want to get it p...

They can take up to six weeks to grow.

I was going to send some youngsters on loan to this loft, i think i will bring them home to the UK. Find someone to take them on loan.

Thanks Andy the 2 lofts mate.